Safety BS

[Nige]

Perhaps the solution is not a resistor but a clothespin on the sensor...

Unfortunately it’s not as easy as that. The sensor is moulded into the foam of the seat base cushion when it’s manufactured. Without cutting the cushion apart there is no access to it. Believe me the first one we failed we dug into with gusto to try for some sort of solution. Effectively you can’t access the sensor without destroying it.

 

[skyking1]

I remember running into a problem on one dozer that would side hill real well. You could get on a slope cut and you'd end up in the corner of the seat and then the damn thing would get angry.

 

[Monkeywithawrench]

Same analogue pressure sensor that I posted above, and the same conditions apply. Illustrated a bit different on the electrical schematic but makes not one jot of difference - it works exactly the same way. Not available as a separate spare part.

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So if its an analog pressure sensor.....why couldn't you measure the resistance of the switch when someone was sitting in the seat?? Insert jumper wire with said resistor and Bob's your uncle........ehh??
Then you can throw the seat on the Tah Dun pile.

 

[hvy 1ton]

LOL! Yeah they don't let me near anything electrical on the equipment. I can screw up a Macbook with just pushing the keyboard.

With macboocks, I don't have to push any buttons. Just being close to them will cause random crashes.

In the ag industry, seat switches have been around for quite a while on combines and they will shut off the header/feederhouse and and shut off the unloading auger when triggered

Tractors have had them for at least 10 years. A farm that does a lot of baling on center pivots kept a box full of seat switches for in their service truck. First gear at idle is all you get if the switch goes bad in a Magnum.

 

[stumpjumper83]

Unfortunately it’s not as easy as that. The sensor is moulded into the foam of the seat base cushion when it’s manufactured. Without cutting the cushion apart there is no access to it. Believe me the first one we failed we dug into with gusto to try for some sort of solution. Effectively you can’t access the sensor without destroying it.

Well it was a good thought